Typhoon Halong (2014)

Known in the Philippines as Jose, the system underwent explosive intensification on 2 August, going from category 1 to category 3 in under 24 hours as its eye cleared. Its eye sat east of the Daito Islands on 7 August, bringing typhoon-force winds across them. It made landfall over Shikoku in southern Japan on 10 August.

Formed (UTC)

2014-07-27

Dissipated (UTC)

2014-08-15

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

5

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

140

Basin it formed in

Western North Pacific

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2014209N12152

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: typhoon, japan, shikoku, daito islands, rapid intensification

Coordinates: 27.850937408480767, 131.6

Part of Western Pacific typhoons of category 4 and above in the 2014 and 2015 seasons

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